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26 SALTWATER Jan 31 - Feb 14, 2020 VOL.38 • ISS. 25 SALTWATER REPORTS: SALMON • - ROCKFISH ROCKFISH • - ALBACORE ALBACORE SALMON 2912 831-633-2564 831-633-2564 Get to the fishing grounds Get fast on to our charter grounds boat in Moss fast Landing-Monterey the 50’ fishing on our 50’ Bay charter boat in Moss Landing - Monterey Bay WWW.KAHUNASPORTFISHING.COM www.kahunasportfishing.com GET ON BOARD! HALF MOON BAY cont. togethers,” reported Sherri Ingles of the Half Moon Bay Sportfishing. - Dave Hurley and Dan Bacher 4.23.10 Rockfish MONTEREY BAY Anglers Target Perch, & Crab s Sanddabs and Crabs Combo le SANTA CRUZ – Perch, sanddabs and b a il a Av crabs are providing the top fishing at this Now time until the rockfish and salmon seasons BOOK open this April. “Perch and sanddabs are still the best EARLY! bets here in Santa Cruz,” said Todd Fraser HALF MOON BAY www.hulicat.com CONTINUED FROM PG 25 650-726-2926 CALIFORNIA'S MARINE PROTECTED AREAS MOBILE WEBSITE & INTERACTIVE MAP CDFW approved mobile resources for MPA boundaries and regulation information. CA FISHING MOBILE APPLICATION Free mobile app with MPA boundaries, regulations maps, and species information. MOBILE APPLICATION & MARINE CHARTS Mobile app with charts showing MPAs available for download. *Navionics & FishLegal are not sponsored by the State of California. Please visit wildlife.ca.gov/Fishing for current regulations. BAJA Fishing Good For Anglers That Try... at Baysdie Marine. “The perch have been biting well on Gulp! Worms and pileworms. We have pileworms in stock and roe for the big steelhead in the San Lorenzo River.” Registration for the 16th Annual Sand Crab Classic Perch Derby on March 14, 2020 is now full. Anglers can surf cast anywhere they choose, but must be present prior to 1pm for weigh-in at the Santa Cruz Portuguese Hall, where the festivities take place. The rockfish and lingcod season in the Monterey Bay area ended with top-notch fishing on December 31. The season will reopen in 2020 on April 1. The 25 people going on the final trip of the season aboard the Kahuna on December 31 landed 150 rockfish and 10 lingcod to 15 pounds, reported Carol Jones of Kahuna Sportfishing. The 22 anglers aboard the previous trip on the Kahuna on December 29 caught 2 lingcod, 195 rockfish and 25 CONTINUED ON PG 27 Keeper sturgeon were the rule for anglers fishing Suisun Bay aboard the Dragon this December. Photo courtesy of DRAGON SPORTFISHING, Pittsburg. Don’t Forget Your Spinning Gear If You Visit Baja During The Winter Winter is inshore time along much of the Baja “Most folks in town aren’t here to fish or hit the water. Those that are in town for Peninsula. At this time, you aren’t hunting 100lb watersports are windsurfers and kite boarder taking advantage of the strong winter monsters. Instead hard fighting mini-gamefish in winds. Or they’re here to swim with the whale sharks in the bay,” related Jonathan the 10 to 30-pound class are the target. Consider Roldan of Tailhunter International in La Paz. taking a PENN Allegience II Inshore Rod on your “The few that are out fishing are mostly finding action inshore along the rocks and next wintertime Baja adventure to maximize the beaches. It’s not bad fishing at all. There’s been a decent bite on some nice cabrilla excitement. up to about 10 pounds with most in the 2-5 pound range and lots of little ones getting PENN’s new second generation of Allegiance released. Snapper were also on the chew. All good fish for the table. The biggest II inshore rods have been redesigned to tackle issue is getting live bait. If waters are rough and winds are blowing, getting live bait both inshore and near-shore species and in the shallow areas where the bait school- applications. up can be problematic. If bait is an issue, Ten spinning models are offered in lengths slow trolling small crankbaits like Rapalas, from 6 feet 6 inches to 7 feet 6 inches and Rebels, Yo-Zuri, Mirolures or similar can still actions that range from extra-light to heavy. Four be very productive and fun,” said Roldan. casting models are available in 7-foot lengths “Moving slightly offshore, bonito are still with medium-light, medium, medium-heavy and there for some harder battles as well as jack heavy actions. crevalle. There’s a chance of an occasional All PENN Allegiance II rods start as one-piece dorado as well. I’m surprised we aren’t 24-ton 100-percent graphite blanks with high getting into more sierra as this is the time of quality components added. The lightweight year we should be getting them, but perhaps guides are Fuji SV or LV frames on spinning rods we’ll see more as the waters get cooler,” and Fuji N flared frames on the casting models. Roldan concluded. Each guide is completed with aluminum oxide “The marlin fish has slowed this week, a inserts, ideal for both monofilament and braided few being caught at the 1150 most on lures, lines. few on live bait. The custom DPS graphite reel seat features We caught: 3 a double- marlines on Monday, anodized, 1 on Tuesday, 1 on locking nut Dennis Pennel took a trip aboard the Thursday,” reported for a secure Red Rooster III this January in hopes Jerry Chapman of JC of landing a big tuna and ended up rod to reel bagging this 282-pound yellowfin! Sportfishing in Cabo. connection. Photo courtesy of RED ROOSTER III “A few tuna last The light SPORTFISHING, San Diego. few days at the inshore HorseShoe and models’ inside Jaime Bank, reel seat also features a cork insert that schools scattered out provides all day comfort. Both the medium- hitting cedar plugs heavy and heavy spinning and casting rods and hoochies, few feature contoured EVA grips while the extra- bigger fish caught on light, light, medium-light, and medium rods live bait. Beyond that feature contoured cork grips. Allegiance II rods This handsome dorado came aboard a few wahoo and also include a rubber gimbal on certain models. the Red Rooster III during a long-range sierra have been Anglers aboard the Red Rooster III enjoyed a wide-open wahoo adventure in Mexican waters on January 8. For optimum results, pair the Allegiance II bite on January 8. landed,” Chapman Photo courtesy of RED ROOSTER III spinning rod with a favorite PENN reel. Photo courtesy of RED ROOSTER III SPORTFISHING, San Diego. SPORTFISHING, San Diego. confided.